How do you find the slope and y intercept of #y = 5/4x + 17/2#?
2 Answers
Apr 12, 2018
Slope:
y-intercept:
Explanation:
The equation is written in the form
Apr 12, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
This equation is in slope-intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is:
Where
Therefore:
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The slope of the line is:
#color(red)(m = 5/4)# -
The
#y# -intercept is:#color(blue)(b = 17/2)# or#(0, color(blue)(17/2))#